It’s been three years since the deaths of Tatyanna Harrison, Noelle O’Soup and Chelsea Poorman. But their families are no closer to any answers to explain how three young Indigenous people died in the Metro Vancouver area. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/06/Families-Fight-Answers-Deaths-Indigenous-Women/

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi demanded Premier Danielle Smith for a referendum on Alberta separatism Saturday. The challenge was met with cheers from people who, for a few days, could forget polls indicate the NDP would fail to defeat the UCP if an election was held today. Graham Thomson writes. Graham is an award-winning Edmonton-based columnist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years, first with the Edmonton Journal and now as a freelancer with various news outlets. Published May 6, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/05/05/Nenshi-Focuses-Smith-Separation-NDP-Convention/

In a few days’ time the Conservatives will hold its first caucus meeting since losing the #CdnElxn2025. What to expect? Big time spin from someone who refuses to resign in the face of defeat. Michael Harris writes. Michael, a Tyee contributing editor, is a highly awarded journalist and documentary maker. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/05/05/Conservatives-Will-Blow-It-Keeping-Poilievre/

Muslim community members in South Surrey-White Rock have been frustrated by a lack of answers since B.C. Conservative MLA Brent Chapman was elected in November’s provincial election despite “terrible, disgusting, really horrifying” comments about Muslim people. Jen St. Denis reports. Jen is a reporter with The Tyee. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/05/BC-MLA-Past-Racist-Comments/

“Indigenous women are not safer”: Nearly six years after the National Inquiry into #MMIWG released its final report, the safety of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada has not substantially improved, experts say. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. Amanda reports on northern B.C. for The Tyee. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/05/05/Will-Carney-Government-Act-Missing-Murdered/

#WATCH: Renewal Development “rescues” existing homes from bulldozers and relocates them to where they are needed. “My goal is to shift the demolition-first paradigm. Renewal is a campaign disguised as a company.” Tyee editor David Beers and Vancouver-based filmmaker Quinn Kelly write. Published May 5, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2025/05/05/Rescuing-Homes-Booming-Future/

If you know you know: Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce. Straightforward, perfect, wonderful. The same descriptors can be used for the woman herself. Tyee culture editor Dorothy Woodend writes. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/Marcella-Hazan-Documentary-Legacy-Italian-Cooking/

As the border between Canada and the U.S. becomes less amicable, “Challenging Borders” examines the complexities of borders, which both unite us and divide us. Ximena González reports. Ximena is a freelance journalist based in Calgary. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/National-Borders-In-Flux/

“Heritage is a human construct. There is empirical heritage, but where we stand in relationship to these stories are moral choices.” Tyee associate editor Harrison Mooney interviews Derek W. Black. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/Danger-In-Politicizing-Something-Essential/

“Search ‘Lapu-Lapu Day’ and results are about the Vancouver attack. I want to share what the celebrations were meant to be about.” Natasha Jung writes. Natasha is the founder, CEO and executive producer of Cold Tea Collective, a platform whose mission is to empower the next generation of the Asian diaspora. Published May 2, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/05/02/Carries-Us-Through-Darkest-Days/